Augustana University
Admissions & acceptance rate
First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 9.9-point higher rate than Pell recipients.
Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 71 Title IV programs, 8 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 63 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing8 · 11.3%
- No Data63 · 88.7%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.
Earnings premium gap
Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Higher Learning Commission
Programmatic accreditations · 8
Action history · 5
- Apr 2025Initial AccreditationAmerican Physical Therapy Association, Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education · Physical Therapy (PT) - Professional programs for the physical therapist
- Jul 2022Renewal of AccreditationHigher Learning Commission
- Mar 2021Renewal of AccreditationCommission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels
- Aug 2014Change in Agency recognitionNational Association of Schools of Music, Commission on Accreditation · Music (MUS) - Institutions and units within institutions offering degree-granting and/or non-degree-granting programs
- Mar 2012Renewal of AccreditationHigher Learning Commission
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 490 students received $2.8M in Pell grants, alongside $14.9M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 428 borrowers who entered repayment, 0 (0.0%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.
Academic programs at Augustana
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Athletics & Title IX gender equity
How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.
Men vs women · spending splits
Sport-by-sport · 13
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
- On campus12
Includes 5 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
- Race1
- Sexual orientation1
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
- Stavig Hall1 fireAn unknown subject set fire to clothing in a stairwell. The fire went out on it's own and did not spread beyond the clothing.Damage $0-$99
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Augustana vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Augustana selected for federal comparison reporting.
A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.
| Carnegie | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectAugustana University | 73% | — | 2,390 | $23,894 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs |
| 62% | 82.9% | 1,450 | $21,383 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs | |
| 62% | 77.6% | 1,890 | $18,846 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs | |
| 65% | 71.6% | 2,289 | $18,669 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs | |
| 52% | 87.8% | 2,768 | $16,053 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs | |
| 66% | 80.4% | 1,705 | $25,907 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs | |
| Peer group median | 64% | 80.4% | 2,090 | $20,115 |
Institutions like Augustana
Explore the federal data for institutions in Augustana's comparison group.
- Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsSouth Dakota
University of Sioux Falls
Grad rate62%Admit rate82.9%Enrollment1,450Net price$21,383View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsIowa
Buena Vista University
Grad rate62%Admit rate77.6%Enrollment1,890Net price$18,846View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsMissouri
Evangel University
Grad rate65%Admit rate71.6%Enrollment2,289Net price$18,669View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsMissouri
Avila University
Grad rate52%Admit rate87.8%Enrollment2,768Net price$16,053View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsIowa
Northwestern College
Grad rate66%Admit rate80.4%Enrollment1,705Net price$25,907View data
Augustana Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
The Institutional Research & Assessment page of Augustana University highlights the use of the Collegiate Learning Assessment (CLA) by the university. It explains the purpose and benefits of the CLA in assessing and improving student learning outcomes. Contact information for the office is provided, including a phone number and physical address.
Visit IR office page- Susan BiesDirector of Institutional Research
- Chet WhitneyDirector of Institutional Research
- Maggie DalrympleAssociate Director of Institutional Research
Common Data Set
Augustana's own annual Common Data Set: the most detailed self-reported reference for selectivity, cost, outcomes, and the student body.
Source publications
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